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Chelsea Clinton's Wedding Gown: Let's Take a Sec to Ooh and Aah Over It, Shall We?

Let's start the morning off right by high-fiving this weekend's (or maybe even this year's!) most high profile bride, Chelsea Clinton. I snuck a peek at her wedding dress photos this weekend, and all I can say is that she's a bride after my own heart!

Last week, I tried to avoid all the hype and rumors around the Clinton-Mezvinsky wedding, out of some kind of summer bride / sisterhood solidarity: having just had my own wedding (more on that soon, I swear!) and so easily remembering how mind-blowingly stressful the weeks, days and hours are before the Big Show for a normal gal, and I hated to think about all the added stress Chelsea might have had to deal with, with all the press swirling around Rhinebeck, NY and whatnot.

Even so, I couldn't resist taking a peek at the New York Times on Saturday night, when some awww-inducing photos of newlyweds Marc and Chelsea were published online--just to see Chelsea's Vera Wang wedding dress, I swear!

You'll have to ask my new husband to confirm, but I'm pretty sure I uttered an "OMG she looks so gorgeous!" aloud when I saw the photos of the Clinton-Mezvinsky wedding and of Chelsea's wedding gown. (Okay, and maybe, just maybe accompanied with a little clap of the hands. I'm a sucker for great love stories that involve glamorous dresses, what can I say?)

I swooned over Chelsea's elegant and sophisticated wedding style: a simple strapless cut Vera Wang dress (with a wrapped tulle bodice--the very definition of gorgeous!) with a full, sweeping mille-feuille skirt that made a major impact without going overboard. But it was the delicate embellished crystal sash that really cinched (pun intended) the style for me. What a perfect bridal accessory, especially when you're skipping the fancy necklace thing! For any of you about-to-be-brides who want to dress up your strapless dress a bit, a glittering, Chelsea Clinton-esque sash could do the trick, don't you think?

One last shout-out regarding Chelsea Clinton's sophisticated bridal style: Rumor has it that she changed into another Vera Wang gown during the reception! I'm dying to see photos of that wedding dress too, but as a gal who changed into a vintage feather-trimmed shift dress during the late-night portion of my own wedding (all the better to dance in or to take a moonlit stroll through the grass with my new husband!) I've gotta give Chelsea another two thumbs up for her get-comfy costume change.

On a scale of 1 to 10 how much are you loving Chelsea Clinton's wedding gown? What's your favorite part of her bridal style? (I'm really digging her chignon and veil combo.) Any strapless gown-wearing brides now thinking about going for a decorative belt instead of jewelry?